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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference
June 5-8, 2012
Chicago, IL
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6th Annual Pharmacy Benefits Academy
July 30-August 1, 2012
Rosemont, IL
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Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference
September 9-12, 2012
Las Vegas, NV
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National CooperativeRx is a not-for-profit coalition founded and owned by plan sponsors to achieve higher value prescription benefits through volume purchasing, clinical solutions, actionable data and unparalleled customer service. For your sales and marketing needs, please contact us at 866-679-9479, extension 223
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Skin Cancer Awareness
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. With one week left in the month and summer almost here, now is a great time to remind family, friends, and your plan participants of the importance of skin safety.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with over 2M people diagnosed each year. Over the past 31 years, more people have had skin cancer than all other cancers combined.
For more information, visit the Skin Cancer Foundation.
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CNN. Do you know how the medicines that you're taking interact with one another? Do you ever wish you could plug them into a web site and see if there are any risks you're unaware of? Although not meant to replace professional medical advice, this site provides a handy tool to see risks, warnings and interactions between drugs. What's in your medicine cabinet?
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The Wall Street Journal. The FDA has approved a generic form of Plavix, known as clopidogrel. Clopidogrel is a blood thinning drug used by people with cardiovascular disease to decrease the risk of heart attacks and strokes. (Dooren, 5/17) Full story
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HealthDay. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has determined that prostate screening tests for men cause more harm than good with too many false positives, but men who are concerned about prostate cancer should discuss the pros and cons of a PSA test with their doctor. (Salamon, 5/22) Full story
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New York Times. Alcohol addiction experts are picturing a future where there are multiple drugs to choose from for people suffering from addiction (similar to depression medication). Because alcoholics suffer from alcoholism for different reasons, drugs to help them through rehab work better for some than for others. For more on the changing role of drugs in battling addiction, click into the story. (Quenqua, 5/21) Full story
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The Wall Street Journal. According to this article, "The University of Notre Dame, the Archdiocese of New York and 41 other Roman Catholic institutions sued the Obama administration in federal court Monday." The Catholic organizations are suing over the health law that mandates employers cover contraception under their health plans. (Radnofsky, 5/22) Full story
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Drugs.com. The rate of people with diabetes dying from a heart attack or stroke fell 40% from 1997-2004. Although people with diabetes are still dying at a younger age than the rest of the population, the gap is shrinking. The improvements are credited to better medical treatments for heart disease and diabetes, and healthy lifestyle changes. (5/22) Full story
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